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Hospitals and other healthcare organisations (HCOs) are
increasingly singled out by cyber criminals for ransomware and other attacks.
Not only are patients’ sensitive records being targeted, but also their
intellectual property or credit card information. The primary reasons for
the HCO vulnerabilities are outdated security architectures, and overall...
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This year alone has seen a huge
increase in cyber attacks on healthcare data. It is no coincidence theta
cybercriminals target healthcare. While compared to other sectors, the financial
gains of hacking into a hospital’s data and demanding a ransom for release, are
negligible, the guarantees of success are greater.
For one thing, many healthcare facilities
are...
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There are two simple yet effective preventive measures ‏that
a public or private enterprise must put into place ‏to stop cybercriminals in
their tracks says Europol; ‏practice pristine digital hygiene and keep
anti-virus protection ‏up-to-date.
While these steps should be taken as the bare minimum ‏to
protect an organisation, if the dramatic increase...
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Until now and 2021, the total market for cybersecurity technology implemented by U.S. hospitals will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 13.6 percent.This is according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan which adds that health organisations need to take more action on cybersecurity than implementation of security tools.The report says that...
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A recent and advanced strain of Ransomware has suggested
that security-dominated headlines will not be a thing of the past any time soon.
Crysis, first discovered in February this year, is multi-platform
with the ability to penetrate both Mac and Windows systems.Security experts also say that it is more dangerous than
other forms of virus seen to date.
Stu...
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In spite of security concerns with the healthcare cloud, the sector continues
to increase its adoption of this technology.HealthITSecurity.com, has
recently examined the cloud saying that while many covered entity organisations
are not considering its use in the immediate future, understanding top present
and potential security concerns is important...
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Simo Pykälistö, currently CFO and Executive Vice President of Sectra AB (STO: SECT B), has been appointed President of Sectra’s Secure Communications business area. Simo Pykälistö grew up in Finland, was educated in the US and subsequently moved to Sweden.Simo Pykälistö is 43 years old and holds a degree in finance from the United States International...
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With healthcare cybersecurity taking a series of hits in
recent months and the problem on the rise as hackers become more sophisticated,
one expert says it is time to examine the administration of hospitals and
incentivise employees to create a culture of security.
“Many executives have taken the view that cybersecurity is
control of people, limiting...
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Following news of ransomware attacks on two Southern
California hospitals, a Canadian facility was targeted by cyber hacks and the
infection may have had a knock-on effect to visitor and staff computers
Norfolk General Hospital in Simcoe, Ontario, said last week
it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack. In a CBC News report Security firm Malwarebytes...
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